The Bureau and BioShock 2 dev 2K Marin is “essentially” shuttered after severe staff reductions that affected the “majority” of team members. There has been no official announcement of the studio’s closure.

2K Marin has shed further light on the transformation of first-person shooter XCOM into third-person squad manager The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. The executive summary is: 2K shouldn’t have opened the oven door before the cake had time to rise.

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified’s PS3 trophy list has appeared online ahead of the game’s August 20 launch in North America, and August 23 across Europe. It’s also coming to PC and Xbox 360. Beware SPOILERS.

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified developer 2K Marin has pushed out a new Hungover Edition of its strategy game, which stars a still-pissed office worker as he attempts to strategise his way to a fresh cup of coffee.

2K Marin has posted a developer diary for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, in which the team discusses the narrative and how it “helps build an engaging action shooter.” The game’s August 20 launch in North America on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. It’s out August 23 across Europe.

Good news for my fellow keyboard warriors; Shack News reports the pC version of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified dispenses with that awkward radial-menu stuff in favour of a mouse-friendly list of options. Well done, 2K Marin. Game pad and console users will still have access to a radial power menu. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is […]

BioShock developer Jordan Thomas has left 2K Marin to set up a two-person indie studio, citing his long focus on triple-a as a catalyst for his branching off. Thomas has explained why he no longer wants to be a “fidelity whore” in a new interview.

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified publisher 2K Games has confirmed that the title’s first DLC pack is coming exclusively to Xbox 360 if you pre-order the game. We’ve also got a new ‘Battle Focus’ trailer that shows the game’s strategic play at work.

Alyssa Finley, VP of product development at 2K Marin is featured in the video below in which she discusses The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. In it, she talks about the third-person squad-based tactical shooter’s setting, design and the creation of the game’s universe. Check it out below courtesy of SpiderDuck.The Bureau: XCOM Declassified will release August […]

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified developer 2K Marin has released a fresh back of screens for its revamped squad shooter into the wild. There are traces of XCOM: Enemy Unknown’s alien design in there. Both games look more similar now than when 2K Marin’s title first went dark after its original reveal. See what you think.